and try to forget this ever happened to them, like this, until then they'll

likely have memorized all the names for all the animals

who harmed them even a little. It can so be helped.

That's why to see them as they truly are you must only believe in yourself at long, long last.

II.

Again. Feel the water animal. It is a familiar

form that came from the stars, too.

Inside its body there are a million

ways to smile pretty and die. The storms at

sea are a conflict between the explosions

of light and a sudden urge to

walk upright. Even the tiniest shell that

makes up sand wants to be found

out by something still dreaming of sky. I wish there

was a simpler way to tell you

something surprising in complete and utter silences, but it

wouldn't matter. The only thing you can

feel is the song you are singing

as it makes its way out of

your inner most chambers to dissolve like chalk in your rain. You

dazzle me all by yourself. These few

words are only fingers walking along your worn away

edges, seeking some truth that is hidden

inside the grooves like a running off the plate grilled to please sunrise.

It happens and it never happens again

and it never stops happening to me.

III. Please

Here is a sword never laid to lamb

before. Here is a tree top

on a fast slab of harvested moons. It must

all be eaten up immediately.

Here is a wild wind containing

your hands holding mine and

in its same breath. It will always

carry our flag down the

stairs with absolute love. Here's a sound that

no one else is capable of making.

It's spinning out of control

just for you. I can't help it

if it only wants to see

you shout at something. I've said it should belong

to everyone in order

to truly be set free, but

it will not vibrate between

any mountains of cloud without

your pretty shimmering

presence currently on board. That's the way these things

work. Here is a whole minute's

worth of silver bells ringing just because

you slipped on a certain

pair of old shoes this very fine Tuesday

morning. Type that out. They'll get it

if they want to. You can't make

art for anyone but the

ones who'll never truly know why.

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Author's Note

I wanted this to be like words racing against themselves like fireworks, but with a softer punch to the side. I'm always trying to make the perfect gift of words. This came close, but I'm a clumsy fool at best. I hand the thing over and it's already bent out of shape by its short passage in my wringing hands. I'd say I'm sorry, but the poem already contains those sentiments. The hope is that you'll look closely enough to see the purity of the doing and let your smile open the door without the need for one more hard to answer answer spilling out all over the dusty floor in tiresome complaint.